hobbs27
Senior Member
Why are there different races?
Why are there different races?
They where multi race peeps & the different off spring showed the single traits.
DNA chromosomes lined up.
God must be of ever race also. We are in his likeness.
Why are there different races?
I think this is very noteworthy. Jesus' lineage was recorded for the purpose of showing He was of a pure Jewish bloodline. He was a perfect sacrifice in every way, even down to His bloodline.
Bloodlines were important in those days in the raising of animals, in which the very best of the flock was given for sacrifice.
The Gentile races we're a mixed race. They intermarried and mixed bloodlines, something the Jews were commanded not to do.
It would be very perplexing to us Gentiles today if it were not for the good news that we also have a part in redemption through Christ.
I've read something similar to that when wondering why God used the Jews. He wanted to keep the bloodline of Jesus Jewish for some reason.
God promised Abraham that every nation would be blessed through his bloodline. This blessing was for the Gentiles but it still had to come through Abraham.
It had to come out of Israel.
Romans 11:26
and in this way all Israel will be saved. As it is written: "The deliverer will come from Zion; he will turn godlessness away from Jacob.
I didn't think there was, but I was hoping someone may know a scripture reference to the races. I think the absence of such scripture may support the idea that Adam was not the first physically created man.
Ruth? Rahab?
Flesh vs. Spirit?
Look what an original ear of corn looked like. Now if it's the time period that it would take for something like this to appear then I can see your point. I'm not sure there was enough time for all of these various genetic mutations to take place.
I don't know how you can or someone else can support the idea of "other races" pointing that Adam was not the first man. I bet someone can, don't get me wrong... I'm not sure I want to know... how to do it...
Nevertheless:
Quote{After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands.} end quote.
No mention of race or races here.
Personally the creation account in Genesis is just that an account. It has a special purpose, like other serious accounts like it, that is they account for how we came to be and what is important. They are very condensed or edited which is why it is so easy to suppose items into them which are apart of the intended or greatest most important message they are intended to convey from the people of the past to the people of the present and the future...
In some cultures the creation account is quickly followed by a " why peoples are different account". I suppose the question has been frequent and perhaps natural enough through time to have it there.